What was found
DURING INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, FOUND BEARING TO BE FAILING. RETAINING CLIP AND SEAL WERE BEING FORCED OUT OF BEARING. PROBABLE CAUSE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CONTROL SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWS THE CONTROL SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWS HE CONTROL ROD DEFLECTION TO EXCEED THE DESIGN LIMIT OF THE BEARING. RECOMMEND A DESIGN CHANGE OR REPLACE BEARING WITH ONE THAT HAS BETTER LIMITS AND LOAD HANDLING CAPABILITIES.